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Daily Archives : Oct 20, 2015

Report: ESPN Set to Announce 350 Layoffs

“Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN sports network, confronting rising programming costs and a loss of viewers, plans to eliminate as many as 350 positions, about 4.3 percent of its workforce, according to people with knowledge of the matter,” reports BloombergBusiness. The…

Comedy Central Orders Series — ‘SNL’ Alum on Board

Comedy Central has given a series order to a new comedy. Variety reports that the project, “Detroiters,” is created by Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson, with “Saturday Night Live” alum Jason Sudeikis on board as an executive producer. Sudeikis will…

Adjusting to Life in an On-Demand World: Top TV Execs Talk About the Changing Landscape

A number of top television executives, including Showtime’s David Nevins, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment’s Frances Berwick and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, gathered Oct. 15 to talk shop at the annual State of the Industry newsmaker luncheon, hosted by the Hollywood Radio and…

Freshman Comedy Gets Full-Season Order

A broadcast comedy series has received a vote of confidence from its network, picking up a full-season order in its freshman season. TVLine.com reports that ABC gave a back-nine order to “Dr. Ken, bringing its first season to a full…

E! Extends Deal With Ryan Seacrest — Watch for Him on the Red Carpet

E! Entertainment announced that the cable network has signed an extension with Ryan Seacrest, who will remain as host and executive producer of E!’s successful “Live From the Red Carpet” franchise. Frances Berwick, President of Lifestyle Networks for NBCUniversal Cable…

Pay-Cable Channel Putting on ‘Evil Dead’ Movie Marathon — With Special Guest Host — to Help Launch New Original Series

A pay-cable channel announced plans for a movie marathon as part of its rollout of a new original series. Starz today announced an “Evil Dead” marathon, to take place Friday, Oct. 30, with “Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead 2” and “Army…

Tracy Morgan Reveals How He Will ‘Pick Up the Pieces’

Comedian Tracy Morgan continues to put his career back on track after a traffic collision in 2014 that left him in a coma for two weeks. The AP reports that Morgan announced he will take his act on the road…

NBC Rethinks Its Midseason Plans — Why Two Shows Just Had Their Orders Cut Back

NBC is “pre-emptively” re-envisioning its programming plans, including cutting orders for two series slated to roll out at midseason. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the comedies “Superstore,” starring America Ferrera, and “Hot & Bothered,” starring Eva Longoria, each…

Former President of NBC Dies at 78– He Took the Network to No. 1

A former longtime president of the NBC network has died. The New York Times reports the death of Pier Mapes, who was president of the network from 1982 until his retirement in June 1994. The cause of death was not…

‘Gilmore Girls’ Getting a Reboot — But There’s a Twist

The popular TV series “Gilmore Girls,” which had a seven-year run on The WB and CW from 2000-2007, is being rebooted by Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. But there’s a twist: The streaming service reportedly intends to bring…